AFDTC/PKZA, 205 West D. Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864

D -- HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) CONTRACT POC Contract Contract Specialist, Lafayette Turner, or Contracting Officer, Robert J. Frey, Capt, USAF, at (904) 882-3377. The Air Force is contemplating the award of a program to field new technologies in the area of High Performance Computing (HPC). The contract will be implemented as a one year basic contract with up to four (4) one-year options after the basic contract period. The anticipated solicitation may include an organizational conflict of interest clause that may preclude hardware manufacturers from award of the subsequent contract. Sources are being sought to provide research, delivery and integration of new commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies in support of the Air Force Development and Test Center's (AFDTC) HPC capabilities. The selected contractor will be responsible for analyzing proposed system upgrades or replacements, researching new technologies to integrate into current data processing systems and procurement of the approved equipment item(s). Engineering design enhancements of COTS will be required to ensure system integration and meeting the government requirements. The HPC effort will be used in direct support of Weapons Test and Development (T&D) programs using Eglin AFB ranges assets. New and faster computing technologies that can be integrated into the current HPC environment are essential for AFDTC to maintain its leading edge in fielding world wide deliverable munitions. Required HPC capabilities consists of two main parts which are supercomputing and high performance data processing capabilities. Supercomputing capabilities will include augmentation or modernization of supercomputing equipment, very high speed hierarchical storage, very high speed network interfaces, workstations clusters, roboline mass storage systems in excess of 1 terabyte, and other supercomputing support equipment. High performance data processing capabilities are equally important and consists of equipment and software to support high performance telemetry processing, signal processing to include data, voice, film, and video sources, advanced digital data recorders, high speed analog to digital signal processing, and Time Space Position Information (TSPI) processing. Additionally, high speed processing effort includes data analysis systems, datapresentation, T&D mission room development, and COTS software to support the above equipment. CBD Numbered Note 25 applies. All vendors responding to this synopsis must provide evidence of capability to perform the above HPC research, engineering and acquisition requirements. This evidence must include: a. Recent past performance at other government or commercial locations performing the same or similar functions in HPC equipment research, HPC COTS equipment enhancements and interfacing different types of HPC equipment. b. Qualifications of company/personnel to perform the above tasks and they must either possess or have the ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearances. c. Ability to rapidly procure both supercomputing and high performance data process equipment stated above. Currently, Eglin's supercomputing equipment consists of a CRAY Y-MP 8/128 (EIOS), CRAY YMP/EL 4/232, a CRAY T3D 128/8, and a STK Silo 4400. Responses shall be evaluated and a solicitation source list established of those determined capable of fulfilling the Air Force's requirement. Responses must be forwarded to: AFDTC/PKZ, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-5000 and must be received not later than 15 Jan 96. Technical questions may be addressed to 96CG/SCWDT, Mr Mike Jackowski, 904/882-3045. The contract point of contact is Mr Lafayette Turner at 904/882-3377. ''Col Dennis Voss (904-882-5966) has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. The Ombudsman's purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, and disagreements to the appropriate government personnel. Routine technical and contracting issues should therefore continue to be directed to the technical and contracting staff identified elsewhere in this synopsis.'' Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are or are not a small business concern or small disadvantaged business concern as defined by SIC Code 7379 ($18M). The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. (0340)

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